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Voyant Beauty Will Pay $75,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Federal Agency Charged that Beauty Supply Company Illegally Refused Job to Deaf IndividualCHICAGO – Voyant Beauty, LLC will pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the […]

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Bako Pays $50,000 to Settle EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit

Medical Laboratory Resolves Federal Lawsuit Charging That It Fired Employee Because of Her Pregnancy and Complaints of Pregnancy DiscriminationATLANTA – Bakotic Pathology Associates, LLC (Bako), a pathology laboratory headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to […]

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Cloudbeds to Pay $150,000 to Resolve EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

Remote Technology Company Settles EEOC Lawsuit Alleging it Refused to Accommodate and Hire a Deaf ApplicantBOSTON – Remote-first global technology company Digital Arbitrage, Inc., doing business as Cloudbeds, will pay $150,000 to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

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EEOC Sues Gracious Bakery for Pregnancy Discrimination

New Orleans-based Bakery Fired Employee Because of Medical Condition Related to Her Pregnancy, Federal Agency ChargesNEW ORLEANS – Gracious, LLC, a company based in New Orleans and doing business as Gracious Bakery + Café, violated federal law when it fired […]

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Pilots and EEOC Reach Settlement with Frontier Airlines over Lactation and Pregnancy Policies

DENVER – Five pilots and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have reached a settlement with Denver-based Frontier Airlines resolving EEOC charges filed in May 2018 and a lawsuit filed in December 2019 alleging that Frontier discriminates against pregnant […]

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EEOC Sues Atlantic Properties Management Corporation and Diversified Funding for Disability Discrimination and Retaliation

Federal Agency Charges Property Management Companies With Revoking Job Offer From Woman With Breast CancerBOSTON – Atlantic Properties Management Corporation and its affiliate, Diversified Funding, Inc., property management companies in Boston, violated federal law by failing to provide a reasonable […]

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EEOC Sues Covenant Woods for Age and Disability Discrimination

Federal Agency Charges Retirement Community With Firing Long-Tenured Receptionist Because of Age and DisabilityATLANTA – Covenant Woods Senior Living, LLC and BrightSpace Senior Living, LLC (together, “Covenant Woods”), which operate the Covenant Woods retirement community in Columbus, Georgia, violated federal […]

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Pete’s Car Smart to Pay $145,000 to Settle EEOC Age and Disability Discrimination Suit

Settles Federal Charges Car Dealership Fired Long-Time Employee After Heart Surgery With Slurs About Her AgeDALLAS – Amarillo-based dealership Pete’s Car Smart will pay $145,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the […]

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Hospital Housekeeping Systems to Pay $520,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

Settles Federal Agency Charges That Company Fired Employees Who Failed Functions Test, Despite Their Ability to Perform Their JobsFORT SMITH, Ark. – Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LLC (HHS), a provider of housekeeping, food and facilities support to numerous industries, based in […]

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Paramount Healthcare Consultants to Pay $50,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit

Settles Federal Charges El Paso Care Center Retaliated Against Housekeeping Aide for Reporting AbuseDALLAS – Paramount Healthcare Consultants, LLC, which operates nursing care facilities across Texas and Louisiana, will pay $50,000 to settle a sex discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed […]

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